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Extended survival of Pleistocene Siberian wolves into the early 20th century on the island of Honshū

iScience, 2021
Summary: The Japanese or Honshū wolf was one the most distinct gray wolf subspecies due to its small stature and endemicity to the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū.
Jonas Niemann, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Jazmín Ramos-Madrigal, Nathan Wales, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individualized Atrophy‐Based Prediction of Dementia Progression in Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration With Bayesian Linear Mixed‐Effects Modeling

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Age of symptom onset is highly variable in familial frontotemporal lobar degeneration (f‐FTLD). Accurate prediction of onset would inform clinical management and trial enrollment. Prior studies indicate that individualized maps of brain atrophy can predict conversion to dementia in f‐FTLD.
Shubir Dutt, Dana Leichter, Yann Cobigo, Amy Wolf, John Kornak, Annie Clark, Lucy L. Russell, Arabella Bouzigues, David M. Cash, Martina Bocchetta, Molly Olzinski, Brian Appleby, Ece Bayram, Barbara Borroni, Andrea Bozoki, Chris R. Butler, David Clark, Rhian S. Convery, R. Ryan Darby, Alexandre de Mendonça, Bradford Dickerson, Kimiko Domoto‐Reilly, Simon Ducharme, Eve Ferry‐Bolder, Elizabeth Finger, Phoebe H. Foster, Douglas R. Galasko, Daniela Galimberti, Alexander Gerhard, Nupur Ghoshal, Caroline Graff, Neill Graff‐Radford, Ian M. Grant, Chadwick M. Hales, Lawrence S. Honig, Ging‐Yuek Hsiung, Edward D. Huey, David Irwin, Lize C. Jiskoot, Walter Kremers, Justin Y. Kwan, Robert Laforce, Isabelle Le Ber, Gabriel C. Léger, Johannes Levin, Irene Litvan, Ian R. Mackenzie, Mario Masellis, Mario F. Mendez, Fermin Moreno, Chiadi Onyike, Markus Otto, Belen Pascual, Peter Pressman, Rosa Rademakers, Eliana Marisa Ramos, Aaron Ritter, Erik D. Roberson, James B. Rowe, Raquel Sanchez‐Valle, Isabel Santana, Harro Seelaar, Allison Snyder, Sandro Sorbi, Matthis Synofzik, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Pietro Tiraboschi, John C. van Swieten, Marijne Vandebergh, Rik Vandenberghe, Hilary W. Heuer, Bruce L. Miller, William W. Seeley, Maria Luisa Gorno‐Tempini, Joel H. Kramer, Leah Forsberg, Kejal Kantarci, Bradley F. Boeve, Adam L. Boxer, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Howard J. Rosen, Adam M. Staffaroni, FTD Prevention Initiative (FPI) investigators   +82 more
wiley   +1 more source

PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF THE OPTIMIZATION PROCESS OF MANAGING MULTIGROUP BEHAVIOR OF AGENTS IN DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS BASED ON THE GWO ALGORITHM

Вісник Національного технічного університету "ХПÌ": Системний аналіз, управління та інформаційні технології
This work focused on the applied aspects and features of the gray wolf pack optimizer or the GWO algorithm in the context of application in multi-agent distributed systems.
Bohdan Skrypka, Dmytro Yelchaninov
doaj   +1 more source

Production of hybrids between western gray wolves and western coyotes.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Using artificial insemination we attempted to produce hybrids between captive, male, western, gray wolves (Canis lupus) and female, western coyotes (Canis latrans) to determine whether their gametes would be compatible and the coyotes could produce and ...
L David Mech, Bruce W Christensen, Cheryl S Asa, Margaret Callahan, Julie K Young   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coyote Vs Wolf: Spot The Differences From A Gray Wolf

, 2023
Are you curious about the distinctions between a coyote and a wolf? Look no further! This article will take you on a fascinating journey as we explore the differences between these two captivating creatures. From their physical characteristics to their hunting habits, we’ll cover it all.
openaire   +1 more source

Wolf spiders of the Pacific region: the genus \u3ci\u3eZoica\u3c/i\u3e (Araneae, Lycosidae) [PDF]

, 2009
The wolf spider genus Zoica Simon 1898 is currently known only from the Indo-Australasian region, including India in the west to northern Western Australia and Papua New Guinea in the east.
Beatty, Joseph A., Berry, James W., Framenau, Volker W.   +2 more
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A perspective from the Mesozoic: Evolutionary changes of the mammalian skull and their influence on feeding efficiency and high‐frequency hearing

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The complex evolutionary history behind modern mammalian chewing performance and hearing function is a result of several changes in the entire skeletomuscular system of the skull and lower jaw. Lately, exciting multifunctional 3D analytical methods and kinematic simulations of feeding functions in both modern and fossil mammals and their ...
Julia A. Schultz
wiley   +1 more source

Temporomandibular Joint Pathology of Wild Carnivores in the Western USA

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Skull specimens from: southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), Eastern Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Siobhan S. Rickert, Philip H. Kass, Frank J. M. Verstraete   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crying Wolf: The Unlawful Delisting of Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolves from Endangered Species Act Protections [PDF]

, 2009
Although settlers hunted gray wolves to near extinction more than a century ago, the animal remains one of the most enduring symbols of the West. In 1994, the U.S.
Alderman, Jesse H
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